Australia pick new centre pairing
Quade Cooper and Digby Ioane form a new Wallabies midfield for Saturday's Twickenham clash with England, while George Smith returns at flanker.

England pick Wilkinson & Thompson
Jonny Wilkinson will win his first cap for 18 months while Steve Thompson also returns to the England side to face Australia.

Carter will not be fit - Gatland
Wales coach Warren Gatland does not expect New Zealand's Dan Carter to play in Saturday's Test, although the fly-half is "confident" of fitness.

Paterson back training with Scots
Edinburgh full-back Chris Paterson resumes training with the Scotland squad after recovering from a foot infection.

Tuqiri eager to face Springboks
Australian winger Lote Tuqiri hopes to make his Leicester debut against South Africa from the bench on Friday.

Williams braced for aerial attack
Shane Williams says Wales' diminutive back three is ready to be bombarded by New Zealand high kicks in Saturday's Test.

Thompson targets World Cup spot
England hooker Steve Thompson sets his sights on representing his country at the 2011 World Cup following his recall to the side to face Australia.

Sharples handed two-week RFU ban
Gloucester wing Charlie Sharples is suspended for two weeks after pleading guilty to tackling in the air.

Geraghty ready for England start
Northampton Saints' Shane Geraghty is looking forward to playing in a new-look back line for England against Australia on Saturday.

Wing Jones out for three months
Wales and Scarlets wing Mark Jones has been ruled out for a minimum of three months with a knee injury.

Gloucester 5-36 Australia
Australia warm up for Saturday's clash against England with a comfortable win over Gloucester.

Leeds success crucial - Dallaglio
England legend Lawrence Dallaglio has praised Leeds Carnegie's win at his former club Wasps.

Premiership is toughest - Ruddock
Worcester director of rugby Mike Ruddock says that the Guinness Premiership is the world's toughest club competition.

Samoa name strong touring squad
London Irish trio Sailosi Tagicakibau, Seilala Mapusua and George Stowershead head Samoa's squad to face Wales, France and Italy.

Blair and Cusiter share captaincy
Scotland head coach Andy Robinson reveals that Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter will share the captaincy for the autumn Tests.

Injured Spies to miss Boks tour
South Africa's Pierre Spies will miss their European tour after surgery on a broken finger.

All Blacks are fallible - Gatland
Wales coach Warren Gatland insists the All Blacks have 'lost their aura' ahead of Saturday's showdown at the Millennium Stadium.

Ospreys v Northampton (Thu)
Match report to follow.

Sport's most enduring hoodoos
Gareth Roberts compares Wales v NZ with other sporting hoodoos

Guscott's column
"I'm disappointed Courtney Lawes is not starting in the second row"

Who is Courtney Lawes?
The inside track on English rugby union's bright new star

Rugby union on the BBC
When you can watch and listen to rugby on the BBC.

Commentaries
A rundown of all the latest BBC local radio rugby union commentaries online.

New Zealand 32-19 Australia
Australia will head into next Saturday's Test against England on the back of another defeat as they lose 32-19 to New Zealand.

Star pair out of Argentina squad
Argentina stars Juan Martin Hernandez and Felipe Contepomi will miss the country's tour of Britain next month.

Centre Bastareaud axed by France
Centre Mathieu Bastareaud is left out of France's 30-man squad to face South Africa next month but fly-half Frederic Michalak is recalled.

All Blacks call up four new faces
New Zealand name four uncapped players in their 33-man squad for their tour to Japan and Europe.

Golf & rugby voted into Olympics
Golf and rugby sevens are voted on to the programme for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Elsom appointed Australia captain
Former Leinster flanker Rocky Elsom is appointed Australia captain in place of the injured Stirling Mortlock.

Lions results/reports
Full details of the Lions' tour to South Africa

Watson bullish on Bath prospects
Bath's new South African signing Luke Watson believes Bath's brand of rugby will pay dividends in the long run.

Gloucester need composure - Hogg
Gloucester forwards coach Carl Hogg says his pack must be calm and patient to end a run of four straight defeats.

Peel on bench for Dragons clash
Team news and preview ahead of the Anglo-Welsh LV= Cup clash at Newport's Rodney Parade.

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Bradley to quit Connacht position
Michael Bradley is to step down as coach of Irish province Connacht at the end of the season.

Scots eye 2013 World Cup Sevens
Scotland is one of eight nations to express an interest in tendering to host the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.